This Week in Water for December 17, 2017

New Study: Fracking Affects Newborns. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Babies born within two miles of fracking sites have a greater risk of lower birth weights, which can lead to infant mortality, ADHD, asthma, lower test scores, and lower lifetime earnings. The Sierra Nevada mountains grew in height during the recent California drought. European researchers have found that a lot of soil is being eroded across the planet. Trump administration lawyers are trying to stop a lawsuit brought by children about climate change. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke reprimanded the chief of Joshua Tree National Park for tweeting about global warming. EPA has hired a private firm to investigate its own employees, including those who have retired. This might be the winner for the best metaphor of 2017.